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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Release Day Blitz: One True Thing by Lynne Jaymes

Title: One True Thing

Author: Lynne Jaymes

Release Date: May 29, 2014

Blurb

Can
one true thing save a love built on lies?

“That
was all before…” Jenna waves her hand in the air, but we both know what she
means. Before I touched her in the most intimate places. Before I felt her
shudder under my tongue. Before she tasted the salt on my skin. Before I
promised a lot more than I could deliver.

Ty
Branch has wanted one thing his entire life—to play professional baseball. When
he gets a chance to move from San Francisco to play at Texas powerhouse Garvin
State University, he's willing to do whatever it takes to make his dream come
true, even if that means hiding his past. But when he meets dance major Jenna
Taylor, the chemistry is so strong his single-minded quest begins to weaken. As
he gets to know her quirky, small-town family, he falls more deeply

in love, but becomes even more sure he can
never tell her the truth about his family.

When
a surprise visitor blows his past wide-open, Ty is forced to come to terms with
his secrets. But is the damage already done with Jenna or can he find a way to
sacrifice everything he's worked for in order to win back the heart of a
once-in-a-lifetime love?

I glance down at the worn, grey
carpet. “I’m glad it was you too. I’ve wanted to talk to you all year.” What am
I doing here? I should tell her goodnight and walk away instead of standing
here sounding like a teenager at the prom.

“Really?” She looks like she’s
trying decide if that’s just a line. “Why didn’t you?”

I look back down and Jenna bites her
bottom lip just slightly in a way that’s both innocent and undeniably
sexy.

“I just…” I can’t look at her
anymore, so I pull my eyes away and stare down the empty hallway. Why haven’t I
spoken to her in almost seven months? Because I’ve spent that time becoming
someone new and I can’t wreck all of that hard work. Because I’d have to tell
her about all of the things that I’ve kept hidden from everyone if we got
involved. Because I’d have to be honest with her—and right now I can’t be
honest with anyone. “It’s complicated.”

“Oh,” she says vaguely and I know
she doesn’t understand. How could she? Jenna puts the key in her door. “Do you
want to come in for a minute? I’ve got a couple of beers in the fridge.”

I glance at my own front door down
the hall. The one I should be walking through right about now. “I should go…”

There’s no denying the
disappointment in her eyes when she looks at me and it’s painful to know what I
could have if I just take that one step forward.

“Okay,” Jenna says. She stands up on
tiptoes and bends toward me, her lips grazing my cheek. My head is filled with
the soft, powdery scent of her mixed with something deeper and sexier. “Thanks
for the ride.” She lifts one finger and draws it down my neck slowly and that’s
all it takes for me to lose every ounce of my resolve.

Before I can think about what I’m doing, I
bend down and kiss her so hard that I feel the breath leave my body as I press
her up against the door and lace her fingers through my own. I’m starting to
get lost in the kiss when the reality of what I’m doing hits me.

“I’m sorry,” I say, taking a step
back from her. The taste of her is still on my lips and I want more, so much
more, but I can’t. It’s not right.

“Don’t be,” she says, grabbing my
hand and pulling me closer.

But I resist, glancing away because
I know if I look into her eyes I’ll lose every ounce of willpower I’m trying to
summon. I can’t believe I’m about to undo everything I’ve put together these
past few months. But Jenna is right here in front of me and she deserves to
know the truth. “Listen…there are some things you don’t know about me…”

She looks into my eyes and I’m
caught. “An STD?” she says boldly.

I wince. “No.”

“A felony? A girlfriend? A baby?”

I can’t help but laugh. In light of
her guesses, maybe it’s not such a big deal. “No. Nothing like that.”

She grabs both of my hands and pulls
me to her and every shred of resolve melts away. “Then I don’t care.”

About the Author

Lynne Jaymes is a life-long reader and accidental writer living in Northern California. She writes contemporary fiction that is sometimes funny, sometimes sexy and always from the heart. Although this is not her first venture into writing – Lynne is traditionally published in another genre under another name – she loves the indie world for the freedom it gives her to write the stories that call to her, the ones that mean the most and the ones that editors have said would never sell. ONE TRUE THING is the adaptation of the first book she ever wrote and the story is one that is close to her family and has lived deep in her soul for years. She is also the co-author of the second book in the UNFILTERED Series, UNFILTERED & UNKNOWN.